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SAN DIEGO'S MAJOR PARKS:: Here is
our comprehensive listing of all parks and
recreational areas in within our city area.
With an average temperature of 70 degrees
Fahrenheit, San Diego County is a prime
locale for spending time outside. This list
takes the biggest parks and recreational
areas and puts them in one place for you
to check out. From Mission Trails to Mission
Bay to Anza-Borrego, San Diego has a unique
combination of high and dry mountains, ocean-kissed
beaches and cactus-spotted deserts. So get
out and recreate.

Parks
in San Diego

Name

Park
& Recreation Profile

Location

Mission
Trails Regional Park

One
of the largest urban parks in
the country; includes 50 miles
of hiking trails and Lake Murray.

Located
on the bay side of the convention
center, this is a popular site
for outdoor concerts and picnics.
This is a great place to fly
a kite, when the wind is right.
There's a popular fishing pier
here, too.

There is limited parking in
the area.

From
8th Avenue cross Harbor Drive
to Convention Way and follow to
its end, at the park.
San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA

Balboa Park

The
Park is San Diego's sprawling
cultural heart, with museums,
theaters, gardens and much more.

Part
military base, part national
park and boasting one of the
choicest views in all of San
Diego, Cabrillo National Monument
is the kind of place you'll
take out-of-town visitors, and
then go back again and again
yourself.